Between 2019 and 2023, the cost of an adult funeral with a viewing and a burial in the United States increased somewhat. Since 2014, funeral costs with a vault grew by almost 1,500 U.S. dollars, and without a vault by approximately 1,100 U.S. dollars.
Median cost of an adult funeral with a viewing and a burial in the United States between 2014 and 2023, by type
(in U.S. dollars)
The median cost is defined as the amount at which half of the figures fall below and half are above
The cost does not include cemetery, monument or market costs or miscellaneous cash-advance charges such as for flowers or an obituary.
Data for 2015, 2018, and 2022 not available.
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NFDA. (December 8, 2023). Median cost of an adult funeral with a viewing and a burial in the United States between 2014 and 2023, by type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/882985/median-cost-of-a-funeral-in-the-united-states-by-type/
NFDA. "Median cost of an adult funeral with a viewing and a burial in the United States between 2014 and 2023, by type (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/882985/median-cost-of-a-funeral-in-the-united-states-by-type/
NFDA. (2023). Median cost of an adult funeral with a viewing and a burial in the United States between 2014 and 2023, by type (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/882985/median-cost-of-a-funeral-in-the-united-states-by-type/
NFDA. "Median Cost of An Adult Funeral with a Viewing and a Burial in The United States between 2014 and 2023, by Type (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/882985/median-cost-of-a-funeral-in-the-united-states-by-type/
NFDA, Median cost of an adult funeral with a viewing and a burial in the United States between 2014 and 2023, by type (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/882985/median-cost-of-a-funeral-in-the-united-states-by-type/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Median cost of an adult funeral with a viewing and a burial in the United States between 2014 and 2023, by type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], NFDA, December 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/882985/median-cost-of-a-funeral-in-the-united-states-by-type/